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In Re Degroot

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided November 23, 2011No. 20-01956PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

SCOTT W. DALES, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 7 Debtor Joel DeGroot divorced his wife Joy DeGroot (“Ms. De-Groot”) on December 18, 2002. As set forth in the Judgment of Divorce (“JOD”), Ms. DeGroot retained the marital home and agreed to pay the Debtor $48,000.00 in several installments. In exchange, the Debtor agreed to provide child support by making weekly payments. Ms. DeGroot made the first $10,000.00 installment, but the Debtor soon fell behind on his obligations to Ms. DeGroot and presumably his other creditors. He filed a voluntary petition for relief under…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. William Edwards v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  5. Browning v. LevyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In re DeGrootBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  2. Helms v. Metro. Life Ins. Co. (In re O'Malley)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  3. In re WrightBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2017
  4. In re CoatsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2014
  5. In re Concepts Plus, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2016

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